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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th






2. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.






3. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools






4. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully






5. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project






6. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity






7. Type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services.






8. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints






9. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






10. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it






11. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts






12. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.






13. Change to project scope. almost always requires an adjustment to the project cost or schedule






14. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively






15. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r






16. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining






17. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause






18. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes






19. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project






20. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed






21. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met






22. Skilled human resources - equipment - services - supplies - commodities - material - budgets or funds






23. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector






24. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat






25. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded






26. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete






27. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities






28. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives






29. Slack - Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.






30. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project






31. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.






32. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach






33. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data






34. Narrative description of products - services or results






35. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.






36. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project






37. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project






38. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions






39. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.






40. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds






41. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






42. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand






43. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






44. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers






45. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






46. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






47. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project






48. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed






49. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






50. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.